# “Christ is enough” by Richard Sibbes

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- Published: 2025-11-13T05:00:00-06:00
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“Christ must be preached wholly and only. We must not take anything from Christ,
nor join anything to Christ.

The Galatians did but believe the necessity of ceremonies with Christ; and the apostle
tells them, ‘Ye are fallen from Christ,’ **Galatians 5:4**. It is a destructive 
addition, to add anything to Christ.

Away with other satisfaction. The satisfaction of Christ is enough.

Away with merits. The merits of Christ are all-sufficient.

Away with merit of works in matter of salvation. Christ’s righteousness is that 
that we must labour to be found in, and ‘_not in our own_,’ **Philippians 3:9**.
All is but ‘_dung and dross_,’ **Philippians 3:8**, in comparison of the excellent
righteousness we have in Jesus Christ.

You must hear, and we must preach all Christ and only Christ. St Paul saith, he 
was ‘_jealous with a holy jealousy_’ over those he ‘_taught_.’ Why? ‘_Lest Satan
should beguile them, and draw them from Christ_,’ to any other thing, **2 Corinthians
11:2**. Why is the Church of Rome so erroneous, but because she leaves Christ and
cleaves to other things?

Therefore we must labour to keep chaste souls to Christ, and those that are true
preachers, and ambassadors, and messengers, they must be ‘_jealous with a holy jealousy_’
over the people of God, that they look to nothing but Christ.”

–Richard Sibbes, “[The Fountain Open](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0851513980?tag=toletaupanre-20),”_
[The Works of Richard Sibbes, Volume 5](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0851513980?tag=toletaupanre-20)_(
ed. Alexander Balloch Grosart; Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1638/2001), 5: 509-
510.

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